Stanhope from Journeys End by RC Sheriff Essay -- Journeys End Hero

Stanhope from Journeys EndStanhope provides the most obvious candidate for the honour of torpedo in Journeys EndR.C.Sherriff has included some themes in Journeys End a play word-painting the reality of trench warfare. Some of these includeComradeship, The horrors of war, Heroism and Relationships. My essay impart be focusing mainly on the theme of heroism.The audience subsume the word hero with mainly one character in theplay. provided the word hero has many positive connotations. A hero couldbe a person who saves the day or is a hero in somebody elses eyesor maybe even his nature and how he interacts with othercharacters could also give him the status of be a hero. There aremany aspects of Stanhope which rightfully award him the status ofbeing a hero.The audience is first introduced to the possibility of Stanhope beinga hero when we first meet capital of North Carolina. A keen and un-experienced officer,Raleigh forces himself into Stanhopes battalion. Stanhope wasRaleighs her o ever since high school, and when he joins the companyhe expects to some e...